SKU: FP.FCG01
ISBN 979-0-57050-016-1.
38 well known melodies suitable for both children and adult beginners, suggested grade 0-1. George Coulter's facility for simplifying well known tunes and making them accessible to the beginner is the essence of the tremendous popularity of his albums and tutor.
SKU: PR.11641139S
UPC: 680160682119.
Barcarolles for a Sinking City was inspired by the city of Venice, a place that has long held the fascination of artists, writers and composers, and which I have been lucky enough to visit on several occasions. Sadly it seems that future generations may not be so lucky: in addition to the city's slow sinking and recently discovered tilting, studies predict that if global warming and the resultant rise of ocean levels is unabated, the entire city (as well as many other coastal cities around the globe) will be under water by 2100. I. Funeral Gondola The late, cryptic piano works of Franz Liszt made a profound impression on me as a young composer, among them two works he entitled La Lugubre Gondola (usually translated as The Funeral Gondola ) which were said to be a premonition of Wagner's death in Venice, his coffin transported through the canals in a black gondola. These late pieces of Liszt acquired even greater significance to me after I spent two summers in Bayreuth under the patronage of Friedelind Wagner, the granddaughter of Wagner and great-granddaughter of Liszt. This movement is a meditation on Wagner, Liszt, Venice and its own evanescence. II. Barcarolle/Quodlibet The Quodlibet (Latin for what pleases) is a musical form dating back to the 15th century where many disparate melodies are juxtaposed. Popular in the Renaissance, sacred and secular melodies were combined, often to comical effect due to the resultant incongruity of the words. The form was considered the ultimate test of a composer's mastery of counterpoint. The most famous Quodlibet is without doubt the final Variation of Bach's Goldberg Variations. As a form the Quodlibet is less common in more recent music, although examples can be found in the works of Kurt Weill and David Del Tredici. My own Barcarolle/Quodlibet was inspired by the (perhaps apocryphal) story of the funeral where musicians were asked to play a Bach Choral, but due to miscommunication played instead the Bacarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann. Here, the Bach Choral Allen Menschen mussen sterben (All Men Must Die) is heard in the strings pizzicato, with a tempo indication In slow motion. The alto line of the Bach suggests a phrase from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (Alle Menchen werden Bruder) heard in the muted trombone. Before long, the famous tune from Offenbach's opera is heard, followed by quotations from iconic Barcarolles by Chopin, Mendelssohn and Faure, as well as two Venetian popular songs and more Beethoven. III. Barcarola/Ostinato/Carillon An ostinato is a repeated musical figure, and carillon is Italian for music box. This movement references the obsolete genre of salon pieces that imitated music boxes: such works by composers like Liadov and Gretchaninov used to be a mainstay of pianists' encore repertoire. This movement is however much darker in conception than those pleasant trifles. Utilizing the full battery of percussion, the carefully notated temporal slowing of the ostinato becomes overwhelmed by a poignant chorale melody before this box is snapped shut. IV. Barcarolle Oubliee (Forgotten Barcarolle) Marked limpido (still) the final movement begins with the sound of rain produced by a percussion instrument called (appropriately) a rain stick. Halting phrases in the harp coalesce into the accompaniment for a plangent melody heard in the clarinet. The central Adagio of this movement leads to a shattering climax, before the opening phrases return and dissipate into nothingness.
SKU: PR.11641139L
UPC: 680160682126.
SKU: MB.30091
ISBN 9781513466378. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
Appalachian fiddle music, based on the musical traditions of the people who settled in the mountainous regions of the southeastern United States, is widely-known and played throughout North America and parts of Europe because of its complex rhythms, its catchy melodies, and its often-ancient-sounding stylistic qualities. The authors explore the lives and music of 43 of the classic Appalachian fiddlers who were active during the first half of the 20th century. Some of them were recorded commercially in the 1920s, such as Gid Tanner, Fiddlin? John Carson, and Charlie Bowman. Some were recorded by folklorists from the Library of Congress, such as William Stepp, Emmett Lundy, and Marion Reece. Others were recorded informally by family members and visitors, such as John Salyer, Emma Lee Dickerson, and Manco Sneed. All of them played throughout most of their lives and influenced the growth and stylistic elements of fiddle music in their regions. Each fiddler has been given a chapter with a biography, several tune transcriptions, and tune histories. To show the richness of the music, the authors make a special effort to show the musical elements in detail, but also acknowledge that nothing can take the place of listening. Many of the classic recordings used in this book can be found on the web, allowing you to hear and read the music together.
SKU: MN.25-178
UPC: 688670251788.
Peery has created a beautiful orchestral version of the well-loved English folk tune so closely associated with the Advent and Christmas seasons.
SKU: HL.49001796
ISBN 9790001023979.
This edition contains vigorous dance tunes with illustrative titles such as Les Noces, La Coquette or Le Tambourin de la folie. With -simple technique, they have been made into four- or five-movement suites with alternative scoring (strings soloistic or choric). To the guitar part (ad lib.) written out in full, chord letters have been added. Small percussion instru-ments (tambourine, hand drum and triangle) should not be missing.
SKU: HL.49001798
ISBN 9790001023993.
SKU: HL.49001797
ISBN 9790001023986.
SKU: KJ.JO2003F
UPC: 8402701773.
Filled with energy and vitality, this work is reminiscent of the past. After the composer gave careful consideration to the heritage of South Carolina, he quickly realized that past lifestyles relied on walking much more than now. As a result, he composed a sturdy and spirited walking tune, and modeled it after the style of old English Folk Ballads. The result is a composition that communicates a unique energy and sentiment all its own.
SKU: LM.25340
ISBN 9790230953405.
TRADITIONNEL : Se Canto - Il etait un petit homme - O Saint Hubert - Lost Love, You will plough and I will sow, How was I to know ? - C'est la Mere Michel - Air du Languedoc - Le Carillonneur - Adieux, Amis - Aux marches du palais - Adieu foulards - The three sea captains - Farandole - Yankee Doodle - She'll be comin' round the mountain - Oh! Susanna - Little Brown Jug - ANONYME : Greensleeves - ARBEAU : Belle qui tient ma vie - BOURGOIN : Danse pour ma fille - Melodie pour Melody - BOURTAYRE : Adieu, Monsieur le Professeur - Gentleman cambrioleur - CHARPENTIER : Te Deum - CHOPIN : Tristesse - DUTEIL : La Langue de chez nous - Tarentelle - GIOARDANO : Caro mio ben - GRETRY : Air du XVIIIe siecle - KAEMPFERT : Strangers in the Night - LULLY : Menuet du Bourgeois Gentilhomme - MOZART : Berceuse - SUSATO : Allemande I et II - TCHAIKOVSKY : Valse de la Belle au Bois dormant - WEATHERLY : Roses de Picardie.
SKU: HL.44012861
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
The Ukrainian Bell Carol is part of a large choral work entitled Shchedryk by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych (1877-1921). The tune is an adaptation of an old 'shchedrivka', a song traditionally sung on Ukrainian New Year's Eve (January 13th) which hopes for good fortune in the year to come. The tune has since been the inspiration for at least four different Christmas carols, of which Carol of the Bells is the most famous. Philip Sparke has sourced the original Ukrainian melody to create this stirring arrangement.
The Ukrainian Bell Carol is part of a large choral work entitled Shchedryk by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych (1877-1921).
The tune is an adaptation of an old 'shchedrivka', a song traditionally sung on Ukrainian New Year's Eve (January 13th) which hopes for good fortune in the year to come. The tune has since been the inspiration for at least four different Christmas carols, of which Carol of the Bells is the most famous. Philip Sparke has sourced the original Ukrainian melody to create this stirring arrangement.